Eugene weekly guard., June 25, 1908, Page 8, Image 8

THE El'GE.NE WEEKLY GI'ARD.
TAFT CHOSEN
ON FIRST BALLOT
BY REPUBLICANS
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ago, June
18.-
roll ci 11 of tin- alatit: oi
first I allot f r Präsiden
follows;
suited
702; Knox.. 64: Hugh«*»
Cannon 61 ; Fairbanks,
La Follette, 25; Foraker 16
In the confusion and demon­
stration which began whn
Taft's column reached the fig­
ures
that
nominated him,
there may have b*-»n immate­
rial changes that will alter
the footings. Roosevelt la re-
ported to have received three
wild
scattering
votes« A
t he
demonstration followed
nomination of Taft, in
spectator»
the delegates
Joined
Finally In the con f union
Taft's nominal on wax mudo
unanimous, and the conven­
tion adjourned until 10 a. m.
tomorrow.
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♦ I dom cone,” ha 11
♦ exultant shout,
'The
"The
I unbending wills yet op n
to c
i thin. mer. whom th,- la
of
cannot tempt, men wh<
of power cannot buy, .
hands and nure hearr.-
fearlessness to stand o
ruption and wrong tnd
listi Thy
Kingdom
1V
earth.
May thy presene in
vention and gufd<- th.
those who are here as
they may resolve upon
Helt
which will result In go <11
con.
try. in honor and dlst;
Washington. J une
0 th$J
nation.
Teach us to
President Roosevelt
sent a
telegram to Representative ♦ natural material rt-cou:
l,,r
Sherman congratulating him ♦ especially to be watchful ¿f uu-Qar*
wa aaI‘
♦ lve spiritual endowment-
on his nomination, saying:
"Accept my heartiest con­ ♦ live true to the spirit f the co
gratulations and my earnest ♦ turion of our country
Mav <
-, iu J., r<h
good wishes for the success of ♦ and state forever
the ticket of Taft and Sher­ + and no unholv hand st* x -o torn*
♦ alliance between them and t'm»
man.”
the tide of civilisation a hj „p.,.“™
backward.
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Washington, June 19.—
Wm. H. Taft sent the follow­ +
May capital and labor ,nie to ««,
ing telegram
to
Sherman ♦ their mutual obligations and to
immedately after hearing of ♦ how the one Is dependent upon ti*
♦ other.
his nomination.
"I sincerely and cordially +
May this country ev- r remain th
congratulate you upon your ♦ haven of the persecuted and opprvi
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for
vlce-presi-
nomination
.*d and mav no man with ..-rjon»i
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dent.
We weleome you as ♦ I or
narrow _____
motives
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colleague in the contest and + I*of our doors against ' tlie deslrabl».’
look forward with confidence + immigrant coming to these short*.
to the result of the joint + ' May the principle of ai o'rHpon"'^
struggle. Will you not meet + come more firmly roe: 1
in the
me in Cincinnati tomorrow + ' hearts of the Decide so : u war may
to confer on matters of Im- ♦ I become a thing mor
! more lm-
portance.
possible.
Mav . the bonds of amity-
>1
between nation and na*r ..
dra»a
Secretary Cortelyou sent + closer and closer,
that su
ttlczcr. so
zz tl...
... as win o»
to + longer separai^ or mountains div j/
the following telegram
♦ May at length all radical and r**i
Sherman.
"Heartily congratulate you' ♦ lous hatreds Dass away and al! a*-,
and extend best wishes fur + ional antipathies b<* forgotti-n anj
the ticket."
the cords of fraternal f<
-hip t,jL(1
the nations of the world into one in.
dissoluble tie of brotherly love and
devoted friendship so that Thy King­
Chicago, June 19- The six hours dom may soon
be established on
discussion of the claims of the var­ earth and ail mankind liv. together
ious vice-'presidential candidates held in peace and harmony. Am -u.
last night in the rooms of Trank H. _____ Formai . iiiiiouik i -nit-iit.
Hitchcock, showed that Congressman
„uairtnan Lodge, at the conclus­
Jas. S. Sherman was in the lead, it
had been expected by the Taft men ion of the Rabbi's prayer stated tin:
that some expression ot preference he desired to make a formal an-
which had bi-en over-
from the candidates at Washington nouncement
I would be sent
but
they were in­ looked in* the rush of the closing
formed that his personal friends in hours of yesterday.
“It is my pleasure to : announce to.
Chicago, were In a better position
nominated for
to judge what would be best for you that you have
the party, and he declined to express the presidency for the term beginning
March
4,
1909,
the
Hon.
Vv. H. Taft
himself in a way that would look
like a desire to dictate the nomlna- of Ohio."
The announcement was greeted
tlon for vice-president, Opponents
of Sherman, failing to get the a'd- with cheering, soon interrupted, how­
ministration to declare againxt the ever, by a delegate from .Michigan
New York candidate abandoned hope who offered a resoluti n providing
of defeating him. and a hastily that all nominating and seccnding
called conference of the Taft men in speeches of vice presidi atial . zu:ii-
the convention decided"to declare in ates be limited to ten minutes. Tais
favor of Sherman. There was some fas carried with a i
opposition to the p!an, but a suffic­ broke into cheer as the first n.tea
Through Georgia,' "
ient number lined up tn support of Of "Marching Thrr>„<rh
the scheme, to insure ljis nomination were heard h'oin an appri-aomg.
band.
on the first ballot.
New Yorkers Enthuse.
Little interest Remains.
The exhaustive work of yesterday's
The New Yorkers, realizing tilt
session of the Republican National was the signal for a pre-arraegei
convention, the promise of another Sherman demonstration broke i.ito
day of sweltering heat, and the fact cheers and 3ang. A hug" ¡r? nr- ot
that the great event of the program Sherman was carried a'of: atnid tu­
had transpired, all combined to cause multuous cheers.
When the S’rr-
a scanty arrival of the delegates to- man paradera had finished their
1 day. The effect was even more march it was announced that a met­
i marked on the number of spectators, ing of the national committee, would
When the convention was called to be held, after adjournment of the
order not more that, one twentieth convention. The call of thé toil for
part of those who witn -ss'*d the pro­ n iminations then commenced. When
ceedings of yesterday, was present. Delaware was reached Senator Du­
Altogether general Intel est in the pont rose and declared that Dela­
convention was at a low tide com- ware yields to New York." This was
pared with that of yes' erday.
the beginning of teh Sherman wave
As the delegates be ;an to arrive and there was an outburst ot cheer­
in strong force word that the vice- ing led by the New York delegation.
presidential nomination was to go to Timothy L. Woodruff was grsstrf
Sherman of New York, commenced to with great applause as he ascended
filter through. Th» report was stead- the platform to nominate Sherman.
ily strengthened and in a few mom-
The point was‘made by Wondruff
etnts the "grape vine” telegraph” that no republican ticket was ever
defeated when New York was on it,
except once,
when
the "opiMjsing
party was bright enough t > put New
York at the head of their ticket. '
This evoked laughter and applause.
"On behalf of the unit' d delega­
tion of the pifotal state of New York,
for as New York goes, so go-s the
nation, I present to you the name of
Congressman
James S. Sherman
Cannon A|>pliiu<l<xl.
Speaker Cannon succeeded Wood­
ruff on the platform to second the
nomination of Sherman amid great
enthusiasm. Cannon declared the
platform adopted true t - th.- hopps.
aspirations and principles "f the
country.
Next he paid tribute to
Taft and declared:
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k'I say with ut mental » -er^l 9
tha' William fl. Taft
ate.” Another outburst
fallow nd.
Continuing Cannon
ihovld
"If ev/r the contl
. Which Go i forbid.
tpplant tre President,
man to whom I ha1
fill the duties of th„
James S. Sherman.
nr re
Governor
Wilson
from t'.’.c- floor, si rond <:
CHARLES EVANS HUGHES.
tlon of Sheryian. a.
coaclntf’d ttnl'l Ma
reached when Lodge
»hair to Franklin A
llnols, who was n<»
mate in the conv
S -nalor Lo^
seating the r.R me
ixaebnsetts, as c»
sldenL
In behalf of Mast
honor to prest
tion the governor
nominal! n. as yoi
vice-president.
B<
etts, the desi*endant
etts ancestors, with t
revolutionary soldieri
he was bred in her sr
uated with honors fr<
K rest unlversftv. co.
itself. By in héritai
who
he was repub
was out of
for the pa
lower to pre
-e its brincio
SHERMAN IS
NAMED AS TAFT'S
of the common Brotherhood of Man
l.et it be ours to stand among the n
tlons of the earth with such firmness '
toward the strong and gentleness ;
towar fl thp weak that all men may
love liberty and behold th? divine!
»ourrip whence <^ur liberty conies.
Coiun land thy ble Hsing, we pray thee,
H Jt 11 pon our land alone, but upon all '
rhe n atlons of tlje earth, • specially 1
in darknewa; |
upon those that »it
bring upon them ispring and summer, i
that there may be flowering and
frulti:ng. Reach f rth thine arm. O
God, and hurry the cent urie» that
Bring to pens nil 1
ha v been mo «low
and hiopes and prophecies I
for the future of mankind which ai
now so dimly seen, but which are ce
tain of consummation. S«*nl out thy
light and thy truth, until the bright-
I'l-ax shall shine from s a to sea, and
until th«- prayer so often offered
with tears and groans -"Thy Klng-
kingdoms of
•I this world, have I» come the king*
d ms of our Lord and His Christ."
Amen.
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riutforni I'iglit
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Senator Hopkins was assigned to
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♦ read the majority report on platform
*4* an! with Representative Cooper, of
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: Wisconsin, who was to read the mi­
•4*
nority report, stepped on the plat-
* I form,
each
receiving
plaudits.
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+ I Chairman l.odge presented Hopkins,
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♦ I who commenced reading. It was not
♦ long before he entne to the passages
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| in the preamble according high pra s<-
a to President Roosevelt and there was
Chicago, June 18. Talk
of
“Roos-v-dt stampede" has steadily di­ «•heerlnr and apnlause. but no at­
Hopkins
minished during the past 24 hours, tempt nt a demonstration.
th» most enthusiastic admirers of was poorly heard, even hy some of
the president being
well satisfied the delegates, and his voice beeatn«*
wl'h the uproar yesterday.
There husky long before he finished. The
•
were moments during th«* ovation
be heart
when those opposed to th«* presenta­ »d Hopkins' efforts to
tion of the president's name for re­ ' Lodge rapped for order and Hopkins
nominat Ion may have been apprehen­ proceeded.
When the atiti-lnjunction plank
sive list some on» should seize th*-
“psycologfcal moment" for such an v.as reached the word-» "integrity of
attempt, but the Indications are that th«* courts" drew some applause, .but
the well understood program of th» there were cries of "no” when the
Taft people will be carried thr ittgl; suggestion was made that necessity
to a successful completion in all re existed for a change in the present
manner of Isauing Injunctions.
spects.
At its conclusion the plank was
Willianix <m Platform
George IL Williams, of Portland, generously npplauded.
Reference to the negro In the iilat-
Oregon, the only surviving tnhinber
of Prtsldent Grant’s cabinet, was in- forro and a reiteration of the party's
vlted to the platform by motion ot demand for the enforcement of th«*
Senator Fulton, of Oregon, today. He thirteenth, fourteenth an l fifteenth
wax to have seconded Taft's nomina­ amendments to the constitution re-
tion, hut an agreement to have but celvd applause.
Tile roar of conversation in vari­
one seconding Hpeech for each candi­
date was made ami General Williams ous parts of th«* hall and th«* galler­
was cut off th» list witli many others, ies greatly annoyed the speaker and
Including Senator Borah, of Idaho. th«* efforts of the chslrmati to bring
about order were only partially suc­
Day is Mariner.
Delegates and spectators
Both In respect to temperature and cessful.
political «level ipment the early In­ seemed lost In a discussion of the in­
dications were thul the third day of junction plHnk and seemed to have
the Repub’.L an national convention little concarn for thiwother features
would be warm, i than any of itx pre­ of the platform.
When the reading of th» platform
decessors, Delegate:, are expecting a
physloally uncomfortable was concluded Repr “iitatlve Cooper
long and
session, and were slow In arriving, advanced to present the minority re­
He was greeted with cheers
Fifteen minutes before 10 o’clock, port.
the hour fb»t for reconvening, less and cries of encouragement from the
Wisconsin
delegation.
Cooper an­
than a dozen were In their seat»,
Soon, however, the hall commenced nounced that a minority of the com­
to fill up and with the increasing mittee was unalil«* to agree with the
to
the tariff,
attendance the ball was uncomfort- majority In regard
ably warm, shirtsleeves being »ion in trusts, railroads. Injunctions and tri-
lals In contempt cases.
evidence.
The Minority lt*'|eirt
Among the early arrivals were
Til«» minority railroad substitute
Charles P. Taft, who sat In the Ohio
I.a Follette
idea of
section, and In the front row of the embodied the
gallery were Henry W Twit, Mrs. physical valuation of railroads ax a
Henry W. Taft, Miss Taft anil Mrs. basis for fixing rates.
The tariff nlank provided that du­
Charles P. Taft.
It was exactly 10:17 when Chair­ ties on Imports should tie ma 1» equal
only to the difference between the
man Lodge rapped for order
He Introduced Rev. John Weslev cost of production at horn«* and
Hill, of New York 'ity, who opened abrond, and the demand was made
for the appointment of a permanent
the session with prayer, as follows:
‘ O Thou that dwellest In light, and tariff commission liy the president.
unto whom all things unfold In their The minority also recommended that
ripeness and beauty, Thou who art a Republican congress and a R* pub­
the centre of the widespread util» lican president enact and eaftirce a
verse, drawing all things tn ever-ln- law requiring managers of political
Increaxlng harmony towurd thyself;
to Thee we c one; and wo thank Thee
that upon us the knowledge' has
dawned, that fur us thy Spirit strives,
while about us are the tokens of thy
love and before us are the rewards
of that righteousness which exalteth
men and nations. We praise thee for
the blessings of this dav; for the
heniflcence of nature;
for friends
and for friendship; for light and lib­
erty and eternal life. We bless thee
especially this morning, for our conn
try;
for
the
Providence
which
brought It to light and peopled It
with patriots;
for Plymouth Rock
and the Pilgrim Fathers; for the De­
claration of Independence, the “chart
and compass of all human rights."
and for nil the want and woe anil glo­
ry of those vanish* I years.
Thou
didst bring us through that midnight
of despair, ami in the dawn of victo­
ry thou didst give to us a flag, for
the meaning and history of which we
praise thee, a flag which is no holi­
day banner, but a solemn signal, the
symbol of liberty atid equality, na­
tional authority
and
honor.
We
thank thee for that flag, for Its sym­
bols and prophecy and glory.
A nd now r. we beseech thee, let
thy l>l< lain « e rest upon this i-onven-
TAFT.
tlon G
i deliberations may
be ,
Wealthy br.utier of the secretary of
ne 1
Ith wisdom, that Its
plat
IIV
f 'iinded In justice; war. who is l>u< klug lis campaign tor
and
ri i Idi ales may represent the preniilsiii y.
the
the government
and
4
au.t thus may
to puollah f
thes
their countrv
g the campaign
wit t
a I contrlbutoi
n
ne»<
ì
Il I sed
nt •Ibuted o
ev. r Inte
all dtsburxemi
riot I ni an 4 <1
I |IR «
thy he ai
plank
rwnmn-
eman
of a law pre
h nd
f Injunctions
first C It ,rni
ii
n such Injunct Io
W • ‘ 11
the
h
»>< •n asked for had
from vic. » an
vl<H
I . Il r element Involved
anarx hy. ni I thj
1
he issuance of Injun
Ident of th*
Vi rd
ns
Id Ar i all cases he cover'
than! ; th »• f or his
dinar y processes of law
hlllty to Go I and
utattve Cooper said he wa<
d
chant pl inidili* of I
member of the commltte
aims. Ii Is Intv
de
4 1
eport: that he w
Inspire I
t. and never
• d
Ism at
an<l
III
nianxl:
! hr
man being fot
II
f
UV
BAfluh I
»Ills!
id Lockney
•Caine
I Bl if iw r
M
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Hrirrl I dotarti.
Ita ve
the I
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THI IWDAY, JI NK
WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT
tlon resulted, ayes, 28; noes, 950,
thereby defeating the minority re­
port, except on those three planks on
which separate votes were to be ta­
ken.
Tile publicity plank of the minor­
ity report was defeated; ayes, 9 1;
noes, 880.
The vote on the minority report fa­
voring physical valuation
of rail­
roads was, ayes, 63; noes, 917, de­
feating the plank.
The minority plank providing for
the election of senators by popular
vote resulted, ayes, 114; noes, 866.
thereby defeating the plunk
The adoption of the resolutions was
by viva voce vote, no voice being
raised In the negative.
Nominations Made
The next business was the presen­
tation of the names of candidates for
president. Th» nominations were by
states in alphabetical order.
The
clerk ran down the list of states and
there was no response until Illinois
was reached.
Then Representative Biniteli» took
the platform to nominate Cannon
Enthusiastic cheers were hushed
Boutelle holding up his hand for
tent Ion.
Just ax Boutell commenced his
dress Chairman lodge handed
gave| to Senator Heyburn, of Idifho.
The mention of the name of Can­
non was the signal for the uprlsint
of the Illinois delegation, but thf
demonstration was short. During hit
speech cries of "time” came from th«
impatient galleries.
Fordnej
made
the
seconding
spec h. which w.ts hr' f, but did not
ape interruptions from the galler-
"Indians." called tl'e clerk ar
»legates from that state wi
thflr feet with che»re for Fair
but the applatis1* was pra«*
fined to the Indiana dele«»
ernor llanlev was pr
lail«», and thy
ruinate
Hanley's
noisiest
quiet :
Chairman Lodge introduced Geo. A.
Knight, of California, to second th ■
nomination of Taft,
lie possesses a
wonderfully penetrating voice and
the man soon brought silence.
At
tile conclusion of Knight's remarks
P. C. Met oy, of Ohio, was recog­
nized to nominate Foraker. IL was
followed by Emery, a negro delegate
from Geftrgia, who seconded the
nomination.
Lieutenant-Governor Murphy, of
Pensylvanla, nominated Knox, and
Henry Cochenis, of Wisconsin.
___ nom-
inated LaFolk’tte, the adherents of
each candidate cheering the speakers,
hut arousing no particular demon­
stration.
McGee's speech seconding LaFol-
JOSEPH
BENSON
$50 and $10 a month alimony, or
leave the country.
The city water plant which was
built by J. A. Bushnell a number of
years ago, and has been owned by
him ever since, was sold to .1. H. Mil­
ler for $2500, and possession was
given Saturday
The deal has been
"hanging fire". for soni tlme past.
but was not consummated until Fri­
day.
J. L. Craig, who has been conduct­
ing a confectionery store in the hotel
corner, has disappeared. He left the
morning after the election to visit Sa-
lew, and announced that he would re­
turn that evening. Nothing has been
heard from him since. His belong­
ings were left in his room at the ho­
tel and even some money was left in
the till. J. W.............
Kirk had charge of
the shop for a time until some Fort­
land creditors ran an attachment on
the goods.
The annual school election was
held Monday, But little Interest was
manifested, as there were no par-
ticular interests at stake. J. H. Mil-
ler was elected director and F. W.
Moorehead was re-elected clerk for
about the tenth time,
The usual
school tax was voted. It was the gen-
FORAKER.
n tnlnation was followed bi
of great enthusiasm,
ems to know who th»
though it
•riiVr.d
photogrt
r*ve<|
>e responsible
lemon
continues.
grt
mor» enthusiastic, and exceed d
e mention of Roosev
rday
Taft Netiiitiateil.
as restored th,
an and Taft rec
1 votes to now
finished
INTERESTING LOCAL
NEWS FROM JUNCTION
WILLIAM
BORAH.
IH- J<
live t
Continued on raj
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pablis
Tb*
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Add
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free o
see th
You a
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The
re-con
this n
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the nc
York,
ballot,
potted
III a
the c<
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plaine
betwe.
1 And
to me
Tester
lews
paper,
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are w
ventio
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much
that t
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